People and Dogs Training & Behaviour

We recently had a number of sessions with Jenny for our labradoodle Woody, who had issues with being nervous and reactive around other dogs. Jenny displayed great knowledge of dog behaviour and explained her methods clearly, providing lots of material after sessions, so that we were able to do lots of practice between each session. Jenny is very friendly, patient and calm and we quickly felt at ease and engaged with the training. Woody is now much better and we can’t believe the difference - thanks Jenny!

Jenny’s an amazing trainer and we are so happy with the sessions we had. We did the 1:1 training sessions for our golden retriever and Jenny has given us so many tools to help with her excited temperament and also work on her loose lead walking. Each session was followed up with an email about all the exercises we had practiced including videos so it was very easy to practice until the next session. Jenny is very friendly, helpful and happy to answer any questions and I couldn’t recommend her enough! If you’re looking for fun and effective dog training that’s also kind to dogs People & Dogs is the best training and Jenny’s amazing!!

My husband passed away suddenly and very unexpectedly and I suddenly became a single mom to 2 gorgeous cocker spaniels. We were all heartbroken. My husband had always been their special person, doing everything for them and I had to somehow step up. It was challenging especially as the younger of the 2 dogs had become very very scared of other dogs and nervous of meeting strangers too. The decision to contact People and Dogs to whom we had taken both to their puppy classes is the best possible decision I could have made. Jenny offered a program of training where she patiently and kindly taught me to understand my girl and show her another way. I so thankful of her time and expertise. She taught me so much and inspired a confidence I never knew I had. She has given me tools and the knowledge to be able to move forwards. That means the world.I now feel so much closer to both of my girls as much of the training has helped me also develop a much deeper relationship with my other, older girl. Jenny has helped me to fall in love with being a dog owner not just a person in love with her dogs.

My 9 month old border collie was extremely frightened of traffic. I did my research and found Jenny at People and Dogs. What made me choose this training organisation is all the training is about understanding your dog and helping it overcome fears and anxiety with rewards for positive behaviour- absolutely no punishment!Apart from the wonderful training for my dog I also learned a lot about dog behaviour - even though I’ve had dogs all my life.My dog is much happier around traffic now after all Jenny’s help and we will keep up with our ‘homework’ to ensure she continues to be the lovely stress free dog Jenny has shown me she’s capable of.

Very professional, friendly and supportive training. Our rescue dog has gained confidence and skills and is now a much happier dog thanks to People and Dogs. At first he struggled with being left alone in a room and now having completed the Separation Anxiety training, we are confidently leaving him for increasingly long periods of time. He is not concerned when we leave and is relaxed and sleeps whilst we are away. We could not have achieved this alone and Jenny has offered support at all times. We have learnt so much from her! We have also enjoyed training sessions that have really helped with socialisation. Many thanks.

We have just done a scent work class with our golden retriever. It is something I’ve wanted to do for a while so was very pleased this course fell on a day I could make it.Kat explained all the exercises well & made constructive and encouraging comments on all the practical work we did with our dog. The progression was managed well & advice was given on any queries. We really enjoyed it & would recommend it to anyone who wants to do something a bit different with their dog. I’m already taking scented socks for him to find on our walks! Thanks Kat.

Jenny is so patient with owner and dog. She has been brilliant. I feel much more comfortable dealing with our dog and her reactiveness.I would thoroughly recommend.Thank you.

***Arthur's reactivity has come down massively***Arthur is a good boy but he was very reactive when he saw and cycle or jogger. Very barky, very scared and lunged a lot. I was worried about him getting loose while we were near a road.I took the reactivity training package somewhat out of desperation. I would say the problem halved almost right away after the first session. Jenny is brilliant and she taught me some useful techniques for both before he reacts and after he reacts.There have been a few moments where he takes a step back on his progress, but he is a different dog and we are different owners. We have techniques now for every situation and his progress has been remarkable. I feel like as he gets older and with some work, he will be a very calm boy by the end of the year.As a bonus, he is walking much better on the lead. I previously relied on a Halti, but I don't need that anymore.Jenny is brilliant, she loves dogs and is very knowledgeable. Arthur loved her and the support on WhatsApp between sessions was invaluable.I recommend People & Dogs to everyone now, we are over the moon with Arthur's progress.

Just had 3 sessions with Jenny working on recall issues with my young Jack Russell, Ronnie. To say Jenny performed miracles with Ronnie wouldn’t be far wrong!! At the start of the first session Ronnie had next to no sense of recall and rarely came back when called - how quickly this changed! Through the activities and exercises I learnt from Jenny, Ronnie is like a different dog - she comes back practically every time when called.The sessions with Jenny were fun and interactive and have given me full confidence to let Ronnie off lead when out.I would 100% recommend People and Dogs to anyone who is looking for any dog training!

I've recently completed some 1-1 training with Jenny at People and Dogs because my 18 month old westie was reactive with certain dogs. Jenny gave me lots of great strategies and techniques to use to help manage it and advised me how to build my dog's confidence as well. He's now so much better. I can't recommend Jenny highly enough.